Quick Answer
For normal to combination skin that gets oily through the day, choose Moisture Defence – Normal Skin. For tight, flaky, or ultra-dry skin, choose Moisture Defence – Ultra Dry Skin. If dullness and uneven tone are your main concerns, the Vitamin C Ceramide Moisturiser is the better fit. For a weekly radiance reboot, add the Enzymatic Micro Peel.
Enzymatic Micro Peel
Start With Your Skin's Behaviour, Not Its Label
Skin type labels are a rough guide. What matters more is how your skin behaves across a normal day: does it feel tight after cleansing, or shiny by lunch? Do you see flaking around the nose and cheeks, or congestion on the forehead and chin? Your answer points to one of two core moisturisers. If your skin feels comfortable but can look oily later, you need lightweight regulation. If it feels tight, rough, or flaky even after moisturising, you need deeper hydration and barrier support.
Moisture Defence – Normal Skin: For Combination and Oil-Prone Skin
This moisturiser is built for skin that produces excess sebum but still needs hydration. Its lightweight, readily absorbed formula helps regulate excess oil without clogging pores, while antioxidant and anti-inflammatory botanicals fortify, calm, and soothe. Use a pea-sized amount twice daily: in the morning before Age Defence SPF 50+, and at night as your final step. If you often skip moisturiser because heavier creams feel greasy, this is the one to try.
Age Defence SPF 50+
Moisture Defence – Ultra Dry Skin: For Tight, Flaky, or Mature Skin
When your skin feels dry even after applying a light moisturiser, the Ultra Dry formula delivers deep hydration and nourishment while antioxidant fortification supports the skin's natural collagen and elastin production to plump skin and minimise fine lines. Apply a pea-sized amount morning and night: after cleansing in the morning before Age Defence SPF 50+, and as the last step at night. If your skin feels tight within an hour of moisturising, this is your match.
Vitamin C Ceramide Moisturiser: For Dullness, Dark Spots, and Barrier Support
If your main concerns are uneven tone, pigmentation, or a compromised barrier, this moisturiser combines Vitamin C with niacinamide to protect against free radical damage and reduce dark spots, while ceramides support the skin barrier and provide deep hydration. It plumps and smooths, contributing to a more even, radiant finish. Choose this over the Moisture Defence range when brightening is your priority rather than oil control or deep dryness.
Enzymatic Micro Peel: A Weekly Add-On, Not a Moisturiser
This is not a daily moisturiser, but it pairs well with any of the above when skin looks dull or dry. The at-home treatment performs a micro-exfoliation that lightly reconditions skin, leaving it soft, smooth, and calm while stimulating cell turnover to reboot radiance. Apply a smooth, even film to a clean face and neck, leave for 5 to 15 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with warm water. Use it when your skin needs a reset, not as a replacement for daily hydration.
Decision Rules: Which Moisturiser When
- If your skin feels oily by midday but tight after cleansing: Choose Moisture Defence – Normal Skin. It regulates excess sebum while still hydrating. Use morning and night, before SPF in the morning.
- If your skin feels dry, rough, or flaky even after moisturising: Choose Moisture Defence – Ultra Dry Skin. It provides deep hydration and supports collagen and elastin. Apply morning and night as your final step.
- If dullness, dark spots, or a weakened barrier are your main concerns: Choose Vitamin C Ceramide Moisturiser. It brightens and supports the barrier with ceramides. Use daily; pair with SPF in the morning.
- If your skin looks dull or dry and needs a quick reset: Add Enzymatic Micro Peel once or twice a week. It exfoliates and boosts radiance. Leave on for 5–15 minutes, then rinse. Not a daily moisturiser.
Key Product Facts
- Moisture Defence – Normal Skin: Lightweight, readily absorbed formula that helps regulate excess sebum production without clogging pores, while a potent blend of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory botanical extracts fortify, calm and soothe skin. Best for combination or oily skin that still needs hydration without heaviness.
- Moisture Defence – Ultra Dry Skin: Delivers deep hydration, nourishment and antioxidant fortification, all while revving the skin's natural Collagen and Elastin production to plump skin and minimise fine lines. Ideal for ultra-dry or mature skin that feels tight and flaky.
- Vitamin C Ceramide Moisturiser: Combines Vitamin C that works alongside niacinamide to protect the skin from free radical damage and reduce pigmentation and dark spots. The inclusion of ceramides supports the skin barrier, providing deep hydration, plumping, and smoothing the skin. A better choice when uneven tone and barrier support are priorities.
Who Each Moisturiser Is For
Best for
- Normal to combination skin that gets oily but needs hydration
- Ultra-dry or mature skin that feels tight and flaky
- Dull skin with dark spots or uneven tone
- Anyone wanting a weekly radiance treatment
Not for
- Very dry skin that needs rich nourishment (choose Ultra Dry instead of Normal)
- Oil-prone skin that clogs easily (choose Normal instead of Vitamin C Ceramide if brightening is not needed)
- Anyone looking for a daily moisturiser in the Enzymatic Micro Peel
